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Best of Purina Pro Plan Incredible Dog Challenge Surf Dog Competition

1 week ago | thelistwire.usatoday.com | Barry Werner

Purina Pro Plan was back in Huntington Beach, California over the weekend, kicking off the 2025 Incredible Dog Challenge. The event turns the spotlight on some talented pooches, with events such as diving, agility, fetch—or FETCH!‚ and surfing. While all the events always make for some great imagery, the surfing competition is in a category by itself. Dogs hanging ten—paws? It's truly a sight to behold.
Best of Las Vegas Aces center Elizabeth Kitley in images

1 week ago | thelistwire.usatoday.com | Barry Werner

Elizabeth Kitley played college hoops at Virginia Tech. In her regular-season final game with the Hokies, Kitley tore her ACL. Still, she was a second-round pick by the Las Vegas Aces in 2024. The school retired her jersey, making her the first women's basketball player to receive such an honor. After missing last season due to the injury, the 6-foot-6 Kitley is back playing and averaging about eight minutes per game for Las Vegas.
Audrey Werro, a track and field star from Switzerland, in images

1 week ago | thelistwire.usatoday.com | Barry Werner

Audrey Werro is one of the top runners on the international scene at only 21. She set records and won numerous events in her home country of Switzerland as a teen. Recently, the holder of four national marks added the record of 1:57.25 in the 800 to her accomplishments in the homeland. One to watch when looking ahead to the LA Olympics in 2028.
Worst season by record for all 32 NFL teams in franchise history

1 week ago | thelistwire.usatoday.com | Barry Werner

NFL teams seek to make it to the Super Bowl every season. Most fail. In fact, some teams have seasons that are beyond forgettable. Time to examine the worst season for each of the 32 NFL teams. You know, the one where when November comes around, when fans are praying for teams to lose or tank to get a higher draft pick.
Indiana Pacers cheerleaders in images through the years

1 week ago | thelistwire.usatoday.com | Barry Werner

The Indiana Pacers are a game away from an NBA championship. They are also a game away from seeing that dream dashed by the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Pacer cheerleaders did their part in Game 6, as they have done through the years, firing up the crowd at Gainbridge Fieldhouse as Indiana romped past the Thunder to set up Sunday's Game 7 in Oklahoma City.
Frightening scenes: Rays pitcher Hunter Bigge carted off after being struck by foul ball

1 week ago | thelistwire.usatoday.com | Barry Werner

A terrifying scene in Tampa, Florida, on Thursday, as Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Hunter Bigge was in the dugout and hit by a line drive off the bat of a Baltimore Orioles player. The foul ball was registered at going 105 mph. The game was delayed for several minutes as medical personnel treated Bigge. He was placed on a stretcher with his head and neck immbolized. Bigge raised his thumb a couple of times to acknowledge the crowd's cheers.
Best of Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders through the years

1 week ago | thelistwire.usatoday.com | Barry Werner

The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders make news with their moves at football games and many other events. They gathered some headlines when it was revealed veterans on the team will be up for a raise that could be as much as 400%. “Our efforts were heard and they wanted to give us a raise,” four-year veteran Megan McElaney said.
What was going on in sports world in 1979, when Dr. Jerry Buss purchased the Lakers?

1 week ago | thelistwire.usatoday.com | Barry Werner

The Los Angeles Lakers proved to a brilliant investment for the Buss family, on and off the court. The Lakers won 11 championships under their ownership. The original sale price in 1979 was $67.5 million. In 2025, the team sold the majority interest to Los Angeles Dodgers owner Mark Walter for a cool $10 billion. Looking back in sports history, what else was going in sports in 1979? On Feb.
Sophie Cunningham shows feisty side for Indiana Fever

1 week ago | thelistwire.usatoday.com | Barry Werner

Don't mess with Caitlin Clark or any of Sophie Cunningham's Indiana Fever teammates. The 6-foot-1 guard saw her star teammate and others get hit with rough fouls earlier in the week against the Connecticut Sun and had enough of it. She committed a flagrant foul that earned her a WNBA fine but no suspension. Cunningham delivered a message loud and clear: Mess with my teammates at your peril.
Top 25 turning 25: Hit songs of June 2000

1 week ago | thelistwire.usatoday.com | Barry Werner

Twenty-five years ago, these music hits topped the charts in June. Summertime meant trips to the beach, boardwalks and plenty of backyard BBQs. What better way to go along with the party or bar scene than to listen to some music that was popping at the time? A look at a Top 25 songs in June 2000. 18. Destiny's Child: 'Say My Name'15. NSYNC: 'It's Gonna Be Me'14. Pink: 'There You Go'9. Britney Spears: 'Oops!...I Did It Again'5. Marc Anthony: 'You Sang To Me'4. Enrique Iglesias: 'Be With You'3.